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Re:Great North Air Ambulance trials paramedic jet suit by robotresearcher on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @08:08PM (#24634517)
The wing-in-ground effect adds a great deal of drag, and is avoided in typical applications.
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Re:Great North Air Ambulance trials paramedic jet suit by perilunar on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @01:47AM (#24636022)
Ground effect reduces drag.
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Re:Great North Air Ambulance trials paramedic jet suit by robotresearcher on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @11:45AM (#24639975)
And the effect of putting your wing IN the ground is what?

The wing-in-ground effect. It’s a dumb little joke.

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